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THE LINCOLN STAR State aJocal news Wednesday, Page 6 Honor Farm Family feted Brugrrtans accept plaque (left) and Star Editor staff Pfioto by Randy Hampton from Journal Managing Editor Jack Hart William 0. Dobler. By Dominick Costello Farm Editor Capital City went all out to honor the 1976 Sunday Journal and Star Honor Farm Family Tuesday. Mr and Mrs. Harold Brugman of Douglas now have a key to the city from Mayor Helen Boosalis and Harold is an admiral in the Nebraska Navy direct from the hands of Gov J.

James Exon. The entire family was feted at a special tea in the C.Y. Thompson Library on the east campus of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where grandaughter Mickella, who just learned to walk 10 days ago. stole the show. Mrs Brugman and Exon exchanged experiences as grandparents.

The governor confessed that best part is that when they cry you can give them to someone The cows and hogs on the Brugman farm were a little surprised when their day started an hour earlier than usual so the family could make it to Lincoln to have breakfast with 250 farmers and Kiwanas club members was amazed to see that many people up so early just to eat breakfast with us. There were a lot of people there that I knew," said Moya Brugman Peters, oldest of the three children. The family heard Dr. William Splinter, chairman of the Department of Agricultural F'ngineering at UNL, express his concerns about the future of the energy supply. Splinter warned that unless efforts to conserve energy were more effective, farmers might be fueling their tractors with coal.

argue that we should go back to the hoe, but today you can buy all the energy one man can produce by himself in a 10-hour day for 2 in the form of diesel Splinter said. The family toured the Journal-Star Pfinting Co. building, where both the Lincoln Journal and the Lincoln Star are printed. is an amazing operation that is required to put out daily said Harold. The highlight of the morning for Mrs.

Brugman and daughters Moya and Vicki was the bicentennial doll collection in the Governors Mansion. The men were interested in the tour of the new Veterinary Science Department complex on the east campus. Farmers often use the facilities to get answers to their livestock disease problems. During a special noon luncheon, the family was presented with a plaque naming them the Honor Farm Family and a check for 5500 from the Sunday Journal and Star. The Lincoln newspapers also honored the officers of the Nebraska Association of the Future Farmers of America at the luncheon.

Dan Ripa of Wilber, state FFA president, was the speaker at the noon meeting Ripa presented a slide show depicting the future of agriculture as it might exist in the vear 2000. It could be a time of tractors controlled by a computer, of machines that harvest and plant the next crop in a single pass across a field. Crops might be grown in farms inside of a dome where the weather can be controlled Ripa said. Exon also addressed the luncheon. is still the most important industry in the U.S.

and especially Nebraska. We need to remind people of that once in a while. Exon said Exon commended the Lincoln newspapers for supporting the program for 32 years. missed one of these affairs in six he said. At the afternoon tea, the family met teachers the girls had known while attending the university and many of the university extension staff they had worded with on 4-H programs for many years now know why Harold turned down an invitation to be our emcee at an extension meeting we were holding said Dr.

Lloyd Young, director of Southeast Nebraska Extension Service. has been a facinating day even if It did start a little early I really enjoyed said Mrs. Brugman. Now that all over, the cows need to be milked, the hogs fed and the problem solved of how to pay for a new tractor with grain at depressed prices, but for a little while one farm family felt like royalty. School board questions BN Alliance (AU) Burlington Northern Officials including Alliance Supt Glen Saylor and Jim Hagle, public relations director from Denver met with the Alliance School board Monday night to discuss the railroad's anticipated growth patterns.

It was pointed out that there are currently 727 railroad employes living in Alliance But by 1980, there will be over 2,000 employed in the Alliance area, not including interim or part- time help Railroad officials expect to spend $55 million for capital expenditures in the Alliance area Saylor told the school board that a large number of the new employes can be expected to be in the 40 and over age group, which may increase the number of teenagers entering the Alliance school system Hagle said that housing in Alliance is keeping up with needs presently and that builders think they should be able to stay on top of situation Alliance school Supt Martin Peterson expressed interest in how the board of education can find out about the future assessed valuations of Burlington Northern property in Alliance But officials said that information could come only from the office of the regional vice president. Saylor assured the school board that Burlington Northern expects to make back the money that putting into Alliance and plans to stay. The board of education has been cautious in recommending new schools for fear that changes in Burlington plans could have an effect on the need for schools in the future Alliance livestock market to close Alliance (AP) The Alliance Livestock Market announced Tuesday it would have its last auction next month and close after 38 vears of business Spokkman Dean Simpson said the market will close because Burlington Northern Railroad has canceled its lease. The railroad plans to build a repair and maintenance station on the site and had offered to extend the lease until May. Simpson said stockholders decided against continuing operations into May and have decided not to relocate because it wuuld cost $750,000 The last livestock auction will be held Dec 3 and the market property will be auctioned Dec 17, Over 355,000 head of cattle have been sold through the market in the past five years, making it the primary outlet for Panhandle producers Smaller auctions operate in Chadron and Gordon Sheriffs urged change in document copy fee Grand Island (UPl) The Hall County office wants a change in the state law that sets the various fees the sheriff office charges to service legal documents.

Chief Deputy Dwayne Henn told the Hall Couny Board Tuesday that state law establishes a minimum of 33 separate fees ranging from 50 cents to $4, for the office to charge in making copies or servicing legal documents. He said the conscensus of the legislative committee of the Nebraska Association is that a standard fee should be charged sugesting a $5 fee for each legal document serviced The County Board recommended that its legislative committee work with the association to set up proposed legislation for the 1977 Nebraska Legislature to consider State Digest Rivera pleads guilty North Platte (AP; Lee T. Rivera, 28, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Lincoln County District Court to a reduced charge of manslaughter in the September shooting death of Roberto Alarcon. Rivera had been charged with manslaughter but prosecutors said Tuesday they plea bargained because they lacked evidence for a murder conviction. Rivera told a judge that he had fired a shotgun for a tactic" and did not mean to kill Alarcon.

A pre-sentence investigation was ordered. Low bid accepted Hastings (AP) A Norfolk contractor appears to be the low bidder for the Crystal Lake development near Ayr. The Adams County Board of Supervisors Tuesday accepted the bid of Theisen Brothers, at 5116,560. Dean Sandahl, engineer for the State Game and Parks Commission, said the contractor will handle execavation and other lake improvements. Another 5100,000 will be spent on other Improvements.

The S. Bureau of Outdoor Recreation is paying for of the work. The project is expected to be completed in August. Youth pleads innocent Stanton (AP) A Pilger teenager accused of being a speed competition or exhibition of speed" when his car crashed into another pleaded innocent Monday to a misdemeanor charge of motor vehicle homicide. An early January trial was set for Timothy Barth, 17, who is charged in the Oct, 31 death of 34-year-old Jeanie Schirmer of Ralston.

Stanton County Attorney Charles Caskey brought the complaint after the accident on U.S. 275 east of Pilger. Two given honors Nebraska City Dr A. E. Gigstad and Mrs.

Maxine Fitzekam were honored for their personal achievements and contributions during the annual Nebraska City Chamber of Commerce banquet. Dr. Gigstad, veterinarian here since 1957, received the outstanding chamber recognition award. Mrs. Fitzekam, manager of a local clothing store, was given the Ethel Gaskill award.

Sentencing deferred Omaha (AP) A Douglas County District Court jury found Roosevelt Partee guilty of second degree murder in connection with the beating death of his wife Aug. 5. Judge John Clark accepted the jury's verdict and deferred sentencing, pending an investigation by the adult probation office. Spelling champ dies Fremont (UPl) Funeral service will be held Wednesday for the first national spelling champion from Nebraska. Mrs.

Virginia Hogan McDonald, who died Monday won the championship in 1929. She first won the city and state championships and then went on to the national spelling bee in Washington, winning 51,000 and meeting President Herbert Hoover. United Way drive goes over top Lee Liggett, chairman of the 1977 Lincoln-Lancaster United Way campaign, couldn't help but smile Tuesday. Not that he really wanted to quit He had the pleasure of announcing that the United Way campaign had gone over the top As of mid-morning Tuesday, the campaign had netted $1,624,449 in pledges, 5 of the largest goal our community has ever attempted to Liggett said He also noted that this is the earliest date at which the goal had been reached in many years, have a way of drifting into Thanksgiving, Christmas and bowl he said thousands of plus employe giving and many new contributors are several of the factors involved in our success this year The campaign result represents $126,349, nearly a 7 5 increase, over last year campaign and a new record for Lincoln and Lancaster County Liggett said he expects the record campaign tally to go even higher since contributions will continue to come in until Dec 31 Additional contributions could push the final total as high as he said still have many past contributors who have not yet reported and we encourage them to participate before the year he said The United Way board will meet Dec 16 to set the 1977 budgets and final allocations for the 25 people-serving member agencies The Tuesday report leaves those agencies breathing a collective sigh of relief, particularly those providing recreation and youth-oriented programs In past years, when the campaign has fallen short of its goal, member agencies suffered across-the-board cuts in allocations. This year, however, the United Way budgeting teams warned that recreation and youth programs would be the first to be cut.

very said Dorothy Smith, YW'CA executive director and past president of the United Way agency executives association were very particularly because youth programs are of the ways of preventing problems rather than a lot of money into problems The campaign results to date are still nearly $500 short of the $1,624,945 tentative 1977 total agency allocations established this summer by the United Way agency relations division. To date, four campaign divisions have exceeded their goals The divisions, their chairmen and amounts raised are. Major firms, Dan Remigio, government. Col Karthauser, $139,950, special gifts, Walt Henrion, and Impact George Howard, $197,218 Other divisions are business special groups, Wally Albers, $66,542. business geographic, Jerry Sellentin, $58.372, education.

Ron Smith, $124,087, neighborhood. Virginia Guenzel, $20,866 Nebrakans seek higher corn loans Grand Island (AP) Members of the Nebraska Com Growers Association voted Tuesday to support their national affiliate in asking the Agriculture Department to raise the com loan level A resolution urging acting Agriculture Secretary John A. Knebel to raise the loan rate from $1 50 to $2 30 per bushel was passed feel now that we produce below said Allen Kreuscher of DeWitt. association president. The association quoted USDA figures that place the cost of corn production at $2 61 per bushel, exclusive of land costs.

Members said Tuesday that production costs have risen because of higher equipment and fuel costs The National Corn Growers Association last summer asked the Agriculture Department to raise the com loan level to $2 30 In mid-October, it was increased from $1 25 to $1 50 per bushel. Under the 1973 Farm Act. the agriculture secretary is empowered to raise corn loan rates as high as $2 95 per bushel, about of parity Company try to drop bus service Continental Trailways bus service between Lincoln- Hastings and Lincoln-Grand Island will be continued American Bus Lines of Dallas had sought to discontinue the runs but after protests by Aurora. Crete. Hastings and York, the company moved to dismiss the application The action tpok place at a Public Service Commission meeting Tuesday.

At the request of Eustis Telephone Exchange, the PSC dismissed the application to increase its service rates and charges Reason for the request, commissioners were told, is a move by Home Telephone Co of Brady to buy the Eustis phone company, with 1(X) to 150 stations near Johnson Lake south of Cozad The PSC will schedule a hearing on the Diller Telephone Co. proposal to upgrade service to include private lines, to be made possible by an REA loan Omaha obscene caller uses detective decoy The Omaha Police squad has no Detec- Omaha lUPIi vice tive Bob Johnson. But someone has and title as a way the Omaha area to phone calls. Monday was the latest incident A 29- son placing the calls He then asked that i been using that name of getting women in listen to his obscene year-old woman said she got a call from a man who identified himself as the detective and even gave his badge number. 78041 He then told the woman he was working on an obscene phone caller case and needed her help in catching the the women, when she received an obscene call, to keep the caller on the line so the call can be traced A moment later another voice makes the obscene call After the conversation goes on for a while, the detective cuts in and thanks the woman for hqr help Nolte takes NU Foundation post Water iDukei Nolte, a retired Lincoln banker, will join the University of Nebraska Foundation as a research director, a newly established position, according to Harry Haynie, President The executive vice president of the First National Bank Trust Company of Lincoln for the past 16 years, Nolte will assume his duties after the first of the year Nolte received his Juris Doctor degree from Nebraska in 1936 and practiced law in Lincoln for 12 years He was deputy attorney general of Nebraska for two years and served as president of the Nolte National Bank in Seguin, Tex for seven years City receives jobs aliotment The Lincoln city government has received an annual allotment of $38,885 under Title II of the Comprehensive Employment Training Act (CETA).

The CETA funds, which have been allocated to Lincoln since 1973, will pay for city jobs and training for the chronically unemployed This amount IS slightly less than last due to a decrease in fate Nebraska iWeived a total of million in the allotment. ORGAN SALE lOTH COtNHUSKII UNCOtN SAlf ftlCIS ALSO IN IFffCT IN Otkt OOlANTOiilN Sf ATIICf STOtl KKOWUS WMIIIZB sfiNn OKAN WOOOCMlNn lASY IMTTMM FIANOf, ORGAN CO. fUU ffOAt I0AI9 WMliTia has fVUY THING IIG S44S8 SAU UNOHNPH luinam ft We appreciate the complete and frank discussion of allfuneral costs. ThiaohiHTvation la incrt-asmgly heard by people coming to Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home tor preplanning nervices, or to meet an immt-diate need As Nebraska most complete funeral facility, I.incoln Funeral Home is also the most economical Plans can be tailort-d to tit your eliminating the cost for optional Items not actually reiiuirt-d Please teel tree to talk with our funeral directors about tuneral costs any time Lincoln IVleniorial Funeral Home 6800 Huuth Fourteenth 474-1515 Aim Umheff ur Sheutf clutnUtk close to the A family rtH.ently in attendancv at Linioln Park graveside sc-rvices was pri.st-d that most complete burial could also be one of the quietest just a tew the noist- and trathc ot Lincoln busy tenter A tour through the carefully maintained grounds and the new Chapel and Garden will con- tirm Lincoln Park as one ol the most beautiful in Nebraska We invite your inquiry Lincoln IVleniorial Park and Mausoleums 6700 South Fourteenth Street Lincoln Temperatures Tuesday 5 pm 35 1 a Tt 3pm 37 2am TA 4pm 36 3am il 5 34 4am 28 6 30 Sam 26 7 rn 27 6am 26 1 27 7 a 25 9 pm 26 gam 25 10 26 9am 27 11 24 10 a 28 midni jht 21 Ham Wednesday 12 noon O' lam 20 1 33 2 am 19 Record tiiyn this date 6S reiord Sun rises 7 24 .4 sets 5 03 1 tsr.j^gs Susd.1» n-id 30s jns im m.J to Colder AritS inc teerii attd si JOi to 40v Nebraska Temperatures Total Nov precipitation to date trace Total I9H precipitation to date gj in Extended Forecasts NEBRASKA clear to partly ciOudy Friday tnrooiiS Synddy Colder Saturday and Sunday Hi.jh Friday in the 40s and me teens H.grn tse JOs Saturday and Sund.iy and Ions from to IS yyest and 10 to ZO east KANSAS' le.ir to partly Friday 1. hadron )7 1 Imperial 17 1.

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